Little Pink House

Little Pink House
Directed by Courtney Balaker
Produced by Courtney Balaker
Ted Balaker
Arielle Boisvert
Joel Soisson
Written by Courtney Balaker
Starring Catherine Keener
Music by Scott McRae
Ryan Rapsys
Cinematography Alexandre Lehmann
Edited by Soojin Chung
Production
company
Korchula Productions
Distributed by Brightlight Pictures
Release date
Running time
 98 minutes
Country United States
Canada
Language English

Little Pink House is a 2017 American-Canadian biographical drama film written and directed by Courtney Balaker and starring Catherine Keener as Susette Kelo.[1] It is based on the events related to Kelo v. City of New London, a U.S. Supreme Court case in which Kelo unsuccessfully sued the city of New London, Connecticut for their controversial use of eminent domain.[2]

Plot

A small-town nurse named Susette Kelo emerges as the reluctant leader of her working-class neighbors in their struggle to save their homes from political and corporate interests bent on seizing the land and handing it over to Pfizer Corporation. Ambitious academic Dr. Charlotte Wells, president of the fictional "Walthrop College" (in real life, Connecticut College President Claire Gaudiani) persuades the current governor (John G. Rowland, unnamed in the movie) that this could help his public image by increasing tax revenue for the poor. Susette's battle goes all the way to the US Supreme Court and the controversial 5-4 decision in Kelo vs. City of New London gave government officials the power to bulldoze a neighborhood for the benefit of a multibillion-dollar corporation. The decision outraged Americans across the political spectrum, and that passion fueled reforms that helped curb eminent domain abuse.

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83%, based on 24 reviews, and an average rating of 6.4/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5]

References

  1. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (3 February 2017). "'Little Pink House' Santa Barbara Fest Clip: Don't Mess With Catherine Keener". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Hilary (18 January 2017). "First Athena List Film 'Little Pink House' to Open 2017 Edition of Female-Focused Festival (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Farber, Stephen (6 February 2017). "'Little Pink House': Film Review; Santa Barbara 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Little Pink House (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Little Pink House Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 7, 2018.


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